Life skills
We don't think twice about seeing a doctor for physical pain. Why should our approach to treating emotional pain be any different?
Everyone at some stage in their lives, is likely to be faced with life challenges and situations that seem overwhelming. Being in this situation can have a debilitating effect on your emotional and physical well -being, leaving you feeling lost, isolated and unable to cope with work, family, relationships and life in general.
At first, many people feel reluctant or embarrassed to make the first move in contacting a Counsellor for help. They feel afraid of being judged negatively and therefore, continue to feel helpless and isolated. However, when a person experiencing emotional pain turns to a Counsellor for help it shows they have the courage, honesty and intelligence to look after themselves and get the professional support they need.
* Abuse
* Alcohol and Drug addiction
* Marriage and Relationships
* Stress Management
* Self esteem
* Anxiety and Depression
* Career Issues
* Trauma
* Grief and Loss
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(c) copyright skype
For our clients who live in the country or simply cannot make it to a consult in the centre, Skype would be the best option for you. Skype is simple and easy to use. Below is a link to the Skype website where you will be able to download Skype. Once you have downloaded skype on your PC or Mac computer, all you will need is an internet connection, a microphone or earpiece and a webcam to begin your Counselling via Skype experience.
Once you have downloaded Skype, call the centre on 9361 9092 to set up an appointment with any of our counsellors.
Sometimes your life just doesn't go the way you want it to. We offer counselling for any individuals who feel like they need to talk to someone and just get that extra bit of help. Don’t be shy, we are here to help and will not judge you no matter how small or large your problem is.
Phone: 9361 9092
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We offer counselling for couples who have problems in their relationship. You are able to come in together and see our counsellor, psychologist. We like to see our couples together for the first consult, this gives the counsellor a chance to hear both sides of the story, then we can make seperate appointments if YOU wish.
Phone 9361 9092
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Lee Pagana is a registered counsellor with a broad and successful career in the field of personal development and counselling. She has worked with people from many walks of life who are facing personal challenges be they large or small.
Lee has been involved in conducting and facilitating seminars and workshops covering such areas as Personal Development, Conflict Resolution, Motivation and Human Resources.
She has assisted many thousands of individuals and couples to take control of their lives and achieve a balance that they once thought they could not achieve. Her clients range from children and teenagers through to corporate consultants and professionals.
Lee also worked with Family and Children's Services in Esperance, Western Australia during a time when the town was going through a major crisis with suicides.
She has been invited to talk to both students and parents at some of Perth's leading private colleges.
Lee works in conjunction with a qualified psychologist and runs the highly successful 4 day Life Skills Seminar.
Her own life experience and early career in hospitality has given her a great insight into the lives of everyday people and into the rush and demands of the business world. It was this insight and the desire to contribute to the betterment of people’s lives that led her to change career path and become a life skills counsellor and facilitator. Her belief that a person’s well being is sustained by taking a holistic view of health, also led her to be a co-founder and director of Desana "Perth WA whole life centre in 2001".
It is Lee’s open and down to earth approach that encourages clients to develop life enriching skills and personal awareness to put their life and relationships into perspective.
Lee now offers her clients Conselling via Skype. For more information, please visit the 'Counselling via Skype' section above.
Dip. Porf.Couns, MAIPC, PMACA, PCAWA
1 hour: $130.00
1 hour & 30 minutes: $195.00
2 hours: $260.00
30 minutes: $65.00
Monday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
B.Ed, B.Psych, Assoc MAPS
As an educator of students ranging from pre-primary to tertiary level over many years, Naomi is no stranger to enabling people to achieve their full potential.
In helping her students pursue academic success, it was clear that an approach that developed the whole person was important. Developing programs that assisted students to recognise their strengths and address their weaknesses was paramount to achieving academic success. Assisting students to develop self confidence, perseverance and resilience was also an important factor in students experiencing academic success as it is in life generally.
A growing passion for this area led her to further study as a psychologist and to pursue a career with a continuing focus on helping people become the best they can be. Naomi works with adults as well as working with children aged 4yrs to 12yrs and their families to cope with lifes ups and downs.
In the course of her career, Naomi has presented to a wide range of audiences throughout Western Australia in the areas of child development, cultural awareness, communication, stress management and developing staff morale.
Naomi is available for Saturday morning appointments.
Wednesday: 4:00pm- 7:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00pm
1 hour: $130.00
1 hour & 30 minutes: $195.00
2 hours: $260.00
30 minutes: $65.00
Robbie has been working as a Counsellor for over fifteen years covering a wide range of issues, including advocacy for domestic violence. Her own life experience allows her to provide deep insight into issues such as low self esteem and the importance of security in the family structure and relationships.
With an holistic, constructivist approach, Robbie utilises Cognitive Behaviour and systems therapies to help develop self-knowledge and challenge negative patterns.
Whatever the needs of her clients, Robbie’s commitment to them is also evident in her life skills-related workshops that provide ongoing support to encourage individuals to explore options and trust in their own decisions.
Counselling:
Monday to Friday- 10:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am -5:00pm
1 hour: $130.00
1 hour & 30 minutes: $195.00
2 hours: $260.00
30 minutes: $65.00
BAppSc (Psych), a Post Grad Dip (Counseling) from Curtin University and a Masters in HR& ER from UWA
Steve is a registered psychologist with more than twenty years’ experience. He has a BAppSc (Psych), a Post Grad Dip (Counseling) from Curtin University and a Masters in HR& ER from UWA. Over the years he has worked in a variety of settings including community counseling at Centacare and patient counseling for the Division of General Practice. He has provided employee assistance programs and workplace rehabilitation counseling for industry and has extensive private practice experience.
He is registered with Medicare Australia to provide focused psychological strategies (FPS) under the better access initiatives and is practiced at providing evidence based psychological interventions that are particularly suited to those who feel their lives are constantly on the verge of emotional disintegration. His approach is particularly suited to those individuals who, despite their best efforts and intentions, find old patterns repeatedly disrupt their capacity to function. His areas of experience include depression and anxiety cycles, the effects of trauma, the consequences of abuse and the grief and loss processes.
He is also trained and experienced with compulsive and addictive behaviours, that is any behaviour that becomes an imperative, a ‘must do’ or a ‘must have’; including old and destructive ‘patterns’ of behaviour, for example relationship choices and argument patterns.
Monday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Friday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
1 hour: $130.00
1 hour & 30 minutes: $195.00
2 hours: $260.00
30 minutes: $65.00
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